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Arch dams are massive plain concrete structure, their stability and security are usually controlled by the tensile behavior and cracking of concrete. They are constructed as vertical monolithic cantilever elements separated by contraction joints filled with mortar. This contribution consists of the evaluation of the performance and the reliability of nonlinear joints numerical models used in the finite...